The Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. leaked yesterday, thanks in large part to its Japanese release date being six days ahead of its American one (and a whole 13 days in advance of its street date in Argentina). All things considered, having an album not show up online until its first official street date is kind of an impressive achievement–if one that doubles as an argument for the standardization of international release dates, given that the versions pinging their way across the Internet now are taken straight from the retail version and not inferior rips of sanctioned streams. Just a thought! [Google Blog Search]